Join 18 Reasons and Jen Musty from Batter Bakery to get in the festive spirit!
Each attendee will decorate 6 cookies - 4 shortbread and 2 gingerbread in holiday shapes.
We will learn:
-royal icing recipe
-mixing & tinting techniques
-edging and flood icing cookies
-how to add detail to cookies using additional icing, sprinkles, sanding sugar & chocolate
We will also bring boxes so you can take your just-iced cookies home flat without smudging them!
A tasting seminar; hearty snacks and wine will be served.
Olives are grown and pressed all over the world to satisfy international cravings for olive oil; but some of the freshest, most delicious olive oil comes from close to home. Please join us for a unique opportunity to taste some of the West Coast's best olive oils. Hosted by Maia Hirschbein, this workshop will address diverse aspects of California olive oil including:
A 3-hour hands-on cooking class culminating in dinner served with wine and beer.
Imagine setting your holiday table with a platter of homemade mousse and rillettes. Peter Tempkin is here to teach you to do just that! In this hands-on class, he will cover the elements of the craft of the charcutier, a trade that has been around for centuries, and will apply classic charcuterie techniques to a variety of applications.
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A hands-on cooking class culminating in dinner served with wine.
Move over, mashed potatoes! Join Program Director, Michelle McKenzie, as she explores some of winter's most exciting produce. These recipes are delicious on their own, and are the perfect sides for the celebratory meals of the holiday season:
This class includes our Knife Skills manual as well as our 30-page Cooking Fundamentals booklet and a coupon for 20% off an 18 Reasons class of your choosing. The vegetables cut in this class will be used to create our favorite Vietnamese Salad; beer and bread will also be served.
A hands-on cooking class culminating in dinner served with beer and wine. Book sales provided by Omnivore Books.
Sara Deseran has a cookbook coming out this September, and her SF tour includes this very special class at 18 Reasons. We're ready to celebrate our neighbor's release with some slow cooking and a cold cerveza!
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Chips and Salsa
Guajillo-braised Beef Short Ribs
Mama Virginia's Chile Verde Taco
Marina Girl Salad
La Palma Tortillas
Viola Buitoni is excited to reveal “I Misteri del Risotto Perfetto," The Mysteries of a Perfect Risotto!
Nothing impresses as a well-executed risotto, nor it is easier, yet so many are terrified of tackling it. The aim of this session will be to debunk those fears. I will speak about the different kinds of rice suitable for risotto and the importance of good stock. I will teach kitchen tips for foolproof outcome and share a variety of flavors to grace risotto.
